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Al
Janski		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 29, 1943 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 MRQ JL $ 3,990,000 7 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 5
1974 31 MRQ JL $ 3,990,000 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 8 5 4 4 4 5 4
1975 32 NO FL $ 4,010,000 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 5 5
1976 33 BUF FL $ 4,010,000 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 5
1977 34 BUF FL $ 4,010,000 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1978 35 LOU JL $ 6,001,000 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 4 4 2 3 3
1979 36 LOU JL $ 6,001,000 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 4 4 2 3 3
1980 37 LV FL   4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 4 4 2 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 7 4 4 4 2 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 6,001,000 7 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 30 MRQ JL 157 586 87 153 24 4 24 94 0 0 68 104 .261 .344 .439 .783 86.6 14.1
1974 31 MRQ JL 101 361 48 84 19 2 11 42 1 2 43 69 .233 .318 .388 .706 43.2 7.1
1975 32 NO FL 147 551 62 134 19 0 24 92 1 1 47 106 .243 .307 .408 .715 65.3 9.4
1976 33 NO FL 23 93 15 38 6 0 9 28 0 0 7 14 .409 .455 .763 1.219 25.6 7.8
  BUF FL 121 453 62 143 15 1 19 76 0 0 37 105 .316 .369 .479 .848 74.9 16.8
  TOT   144 546 77 181 21 1 28 104 0 0 44 119 .332 .384 .527 .911 100.5 24.6
1977 34 BUF FL 148 533 69 147 14 1 22 69 3 3 38 106 .276 .328 .430 .758 75.4 15.0
1978 35 LOU JL 72 267 36 70 6 1 14 47 0 0 18 56 .262 .310 .449 .760 35.6 5.0
1979 36 LOU JL 135 476 44 111 20 0 19 69 0 1 25 140 .233 .270 .395 .665 48.2 4.1
1980 37 LV FL 37 95 11 20 4 0 3 13 0 0 5 26 .211 .257 .347 .605 8.8 0.7
8 Years Sim 941 3415 434 900 127 9 145 530 5 7 288 726 .264 .324 .433 .757 463.5 80.0
162 Game Average 587 74 154 21 1 24 91 0 1 49 124 .264 .324 .433 .757 79.8  
Career Highs 157 586 87 181 24 4 28 104 3 3 68 140 .332 .384 .527 .911 100.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2297 263 553 87 7 91 315 4 4 190 489 .241 .302 .404 .706 281.6
vs LH   1118 171 347 40 2 54 215 1 3 98 237 .310 .369 .495 .864 192.7
Home 468 1652 207 431 65 5 74 258 2 4 136 331 .261 .318 .441 .759 230.2
Away 473 1763 227 469 62 4 71 272 3 3 152 395 .266 .329 .427 .756 244.1
RISP   837 0 241 43 1 40 387 0 0 105 188 .288 .364 .485 .849 146.6
Pinch Hitting   73 7 12 3 0 3 9 0 0 3 18 .164 .195 .329 .524 4.6
Close/Late   438 50 106 16 3 19 59 0 0 45 108 .242 .313 .422 .735 59.4
Mar/Apr 181 671 84 180 26 2 35 126 1 0 63 125 .268 .332 .469 .801 104.2
May 193 693 83 163 18 1 21 87 0 2 55 161 .235 .297 .355 .652 72.9
June 174 612 77 165 31 2 19 89 1 3 51 132 .270 .330 .420 .750 81.9
July 144 526 78 152 23 1 25 77 2 2 45 119 .289 .347 .479 .826 84.2
August 129 465 56 120 16 2 21 67 1 0 36 94 .258 .316 .437 .753 63.6
Sep/Oct 120 448 56 120 13 1 24 84 0 0 38 95 .268 .327 .462 .789 67.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 30 MRQ JL C 155 150 1337.3 980 86 12 3 .989 7.17 148 58 .392 6 8.7
    3B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 31 MRQ JL C 100 94 851.0 634 46 11 1 .984 7.19 84 24 .286 4 3.8
1975 32 NO FL C 145 134 1254.7 1095 74 9 4 .992 8.39 110 48 .436 2 8.4
1976 33 NO FL C 23 21 201.1 161 11 1 1 .994 7.70 17 7 .412 1 1.0
  BUF FL C 118 109 981.9 788 54 4 4 .995 7.72 83 33 .398 3 6.6
  TOT   C 141 130 1183.0 949 65 5 5 .995 7.71 100 40 .400 4 7.5
1977 34 BUF FL C 144 133 1212.7 947 82 9 0 .991 7.64 138 52 .377 5 8.1
1978 35 LOU JL C 66 61 550.7 567 25 2 0 .997 9.68 62 19 .306 3 4.2
    RF 4 4 34.3 10 1 2 0 .846 2.88 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1979 36 LOU JL C 134 130 1155.0 978 64 16 3 .985 8.12 148 43 .291 4 5.9
1980 37 LV FL C 31 22 208.3 187 9 5 1 .975 8.47 31 6 .194 0 0.6
  C 916 854 7752.6 6337 451 69 17 .990 7.88 821 290 .353 28 47.3
  RF 4 4 34.3 10 1 2 0 .846 2.88 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  3B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   921 858 7790.0 6348 452 71 17 .990 7.86 821 290 .353 28 47.4
Career Highs   156 150 1340.3 1095 86 16 5 .995 9.28 148 58 .436 6  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 32 NO FL 16 62 12 18 3 0 3 10 0 0 4 14 .290 .333 .484 .817
1976 33 BUF FL 4 16 5 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 .438 .444 .875 1.319
1977 34 BUF FL 5 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .143 .217 .143 .360
Career Post-Season Batting 25 99 17 28 4 0 5 16 0 0 6 22 .283 .327 .475 .802
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1976-2-.332
 On-Base Pct
1976-2-.384
 Slugging Pct
1976-3-.527
 OPS
1976-4-.911
 XR
1976-6-100.5
 Hits
1976-5-181
Total Bases
1976-6-288
 Singles
1976-5-131
 Homeruns
1976-7-28
 RBIs
1975-8-92
1976-2-104
 Strikeouts
1979-8-140
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Pedro Cruz (959)
  2. Blast McBearett (952)
  3. Matt Sinatro (931)
  4. Stan Binks (931)
  5. Tom Rasmussen (929)
  6. William Wright (924)
  7. Maxwell Weiss (922)
  8. Mike Luthardt (911)
  9. Brad Axelson (911)
  10. Harry Harris (895)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 66th overall pick, by Marquette in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/5/1973, off B.J. Barnaby (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1973, off Juan Mendoza (JAX)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1974, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Honolulu, driving in 4 runs on 5/28/1974
Injured on 8/6/1974 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 2/13/1975 to a 3-year deal worth $4,010,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/16/1976, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1976, hitting .409 with 9 HR, 28 RBI
Traded from New Orleans to Buffalo on 5/1/1976 (Going to BUF: C A. Janski. Going to NO: P C. Tidwell, P D. Meiners, P R. Cornelius)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/25/1977, hitting .563 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/3/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $6,001,000 per year
Injured on 6/24/1978 with a Broken Knee, out for full season
 
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